{"id":96339,"date":"2025-07-01T04:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=96339"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T20:25:47","slug":"tibets-last-stand-the-snow-lion-vs-the-dragon-w2w-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/07\/01\/tibets-last-stand-the-snow-lion-vs-the-dragon-w2w-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Tibet\u2019s Last Stand: The Snow Lion vs. The Dragon &#8211; W2W 34"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JCT26e9DUwg?si=gHi072O-YcSJlr-s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TimeGhost History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 29 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p>The fate of Tibet is decided on the roof of the world as Mao&#8217;s China sets its sights on Lhasa. This episode traces the dramatic showdown between the snow lion and the dragon \u2014 from imperial legacies and British invasions to the last years of <em>de facto<\/em> Tibetan independence. Discover how <em>realpolitik<\/em>, Cold War indifference, and the carrot-and-stick tactics of Mao&#8217;s regime sealed Tibet&#8217;s fate. Watch as the Dalai Lama faces impossible choices, world powers look away, and the dream of independence is crushed beneath the weight of history.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCo-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nCreative Director: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Anna Deinhard &#038; Tom Aldis<br \/>\nWritten by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nResearch by: Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nEdited by: \u0141ukasz Zo\u0144<br \/>\nColor grading by: \u0141ukasz Zo\u0144<br \/>\nArtwork by: Himanka Kalita<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Colorizations by: Himanka Kalita, Iryna Dulka, Olga Shirnina, a.k.a. 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